Carolina Central Railway Company Records, . 1873-1883

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Carolina Central Railway Company Records, . 1873-1883

In 1873, the Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherfordton Railroad was reorganized as the Carolina Central Railway Company. In 1875, the company completed a line to Shelby, N.C. The collection includes correspondence, financial and legal material, and other records, of the railroad and its officials in Wilmington, N.C., and New York, N.Y., particularly Charles H. Roberts (born 1821), president. Principally consisting of intra-company correspondence, the records chiefly relate to railroad management, financial matters, and bond sales.

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In 1873, the Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherfordton Railroad was reorganized as the Carolina Central Railway Company. In 1875, the company completed a line to Shelby, N.C. The company was placed into receivership in 1877, with Henry Decker as administrator, and was later reorganized as the Carolina Central Railroad Company, 1880. From the guide to the Carolina Central Railway Company Records, ., 1873-1883, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical C...